Poisoning inquest over a mission Indian; spans n381-n382. Verbatim

Departmental State Papers, San José, tomo IV+ · BANC MSS C-A 45, document 362

Poisoning inquest over a mission Indian; spans n381-n382. Verbatim: 'Causa Criminal instruida en averiguacion de la muerte de un indígena llamado Juan, perteneciente á la Mision de S. Luis Rey y encontrado á 400 vs distante de las casas del Rancho llamada Milpitas sin herida alguna y con señales de envenenamtº.' Gloss: body found 400 varas from the Milpitas ranch houses, unwounded, showing signs of poisoning; the india Susana who lived with him is supposed author, the indio Paulino her lover an accomplice. Both jailed, both protest innocence.

Date1839-05-31 (exact)
FromJosé Noriega, alcalde constitucional, actuando con José Fernandez y José J.[?] Fernandez como testigos de asistª
PlaceSan José / Rancho Milpitas
SeriesDepartmental State Papers, San José
TomoIV+
Original tomo pagepp. 499-611
Savage copy page378 [stamp] / 13 [hw]
Scan leafn381–n382
Document typecausa criminal (full case, abstracted)
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentJosé Noriega, alcalde constitucional, actuando con José Fernandez y José J.[?] Fernandez como testigos de asistª, San José / Rancho Milpitas, 1839-05-31, Departmental State Papers, San José, IV+, pp. 499-611, Archives of California, C-A 45, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.Cite the document by series, tomo and original tomo page, as the literature does; the C-A number locates it in the repository. To cite this catalogue entry itself, use https://archivesofcalifornia.com/record/ca45/ca45-d362.html
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